The Road

I saw this movie recently and I have to say that, although I was prepared for it to be dark, sad and grey (in the colours and in the mood), I didn't expect myself to be scared.
I haven't been terrified so much for a long time. And the source of my fear was the situation of the two main characters - will they survive another day, another night? Or will they be killed and - oh mother - eaten by other people?
The movie is definitely a vision of apocalypse. What is interesting is that the end of the world, although physically comes from outside (though we don't know exactly what happened to Earth), spiritually comes from the inside of human beings...
Human beings are the only creatures who can distinguish between right and wrong, who can make choices between good and bad. In extremely difficult situations these choices become tragic.
Because it's impossible to say what human's heart could hold inside, every stranger becomes an enemy. You cannot trust anyone anymore. Taking someone's hand equals risking own life. People are the source of fear, people are the source of death.
The battle for life of the father and the son is also a constant fight for the survival of humanity. The boy keeps on asking his father whether they are the "good guys". Does the road make any sense and where would it lead in the end if we are not carrying fire in us?